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In memory of the original MRT that Rufus created, I decided to bring a new one to life.

If not because it was my favourite thread, then because it was hugely popular and I don't know how it died.

Come here to recommend music, to discover new music, to find music similar to music you already like or to just talk music.

You're welcome to discuss anything about music here. So go nuts. I guess I'll begin...

I bought the new Knife album yesterday. It's an opera based on Darwin's "On The Origin Of Species".

It's like absolutely nothing I've ever heard. Like Philip Glass and Steve Reich had a baby with Fever Ray and the baby wrote an opera.

It's called "Tomorrow, In A Year" and I urge everyone to listen to the track "Colouring of Pigeons".

December 2012 Update: I'm totally pleased this thread is going strong after about two and a half years. However, I just need to sharpen up the rules to keep this thread the way I intended it to be. It seems the thread is slightly slipping into a succession of posts that contain just embedded YouTube videos with little or no information. Pages filled head to toe with these videos can cause a little trouble for those of us with less desirable internet providers.

Please also remember this is the Music Recommendations Thread, you should be making recommendations. Don't just post your new favourite song and leave. Let us know what the genre is, who it sounds like and what kind of people you think would enjoy it. Also feel free to ask if anyone can suggest music for you that sound similar. This is not a What Are You Listening To? thread, it's for people to help people who are looking for new music and to recommend music you are listening to in an effective way.

So, here are two simple rules to keep things in the true spirit of this thread.

If you are posting music and not asking for a recommendation then...

1. Include with your recommendation a description of the music (genre, style, similar artists) and who you recommend it to specifically.

2. Do not embed videos, simply provide links to them. This will keep the pages from being too clogged up.